Patents by Inventor Walter H. Howard, Jr.

Walter H. Howard, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated high-speed aircraft and associated methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 6857598
    Abstract: Integrated high-speed aircraft, such as high-speed transport aircraft, and associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a high-speed transport aircraft includes a fuselage having a first fuselage portion and a second fuselage portion positioned aft of the first fuselage portion. The first fuselage portion can have a first cross-sectional area and the second fuselage portion can have a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area. The high-speed transport aircraft can further include a wing and a propulsion system. The wing can extend outwardly from the fuselage at least proximate to the second fuselage portion and can include a leading edge region and a trailing edge region. The propulsion system can include an engine nacelle fixedly attached to the wing and laterally aligned with the second fuselage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric E. Adamson, Paul W. Dees, Edward W. Gronenthal, Walter H. Howard, Jr., Chester P. Nelson, Mithra M. Sankrithi, Gerhard E. Seidel, V. Kenneth Stuhr